striped

American  

[strahypt, strahy-pid] / straɪpt, ˈstraɪ pɪd /

adjective

1. having stripes stripe or bands.

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striped British  

/ straɪpt /

adjective

1. marked or decorated with stripes

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Other Word Forms

• nonstriped adjective

Etymology

Origin of striped

First recorded in 1610–20; stripe ¹ + -ed ³

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• stripped vs. striped

Example Sentences

From an everyday watch to a striped long-sleeve, these springy pieces will help you ease into warmer weather.

From The Wall Street Journal

She loved striped T-shirts and had a dozen of them—perhaps too many, she conceded, but she adopted a Marie Kondo tip on folding them in a way that took up less drawer space.

From The Wall Street Journal

At one end of it, a crew of men with shaved heads and striped overalls were digging a ditch.

From Literature

Jonah’s sitting on a striped towel, wearing his gray Union T-shirt and a blue bathing suit.

From Literature

A bright blue house is on a multicolored striped path in the middle of the mural.

From Los Angeles Times